Design Secrets: How to Display Accessories

Unless you want a strictly formal look, let yourself go with a display that’s not a mirror image. We’ve opted for an elegant table lamp and shade on one side of our demi lune table and a group of decorative accessories opposite. The overall effect is balanced without being slavish to symmetry. How to get it right? Use the classic stylist’s pyramid to group objects – that’s opting for an arrangement of three at different heights, as shown above.